Planning Act: A Reliable Source for Town Planning

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India being a developing country, needs to transform Indian cities and towns. In a country like India, where the population growth is comparatively higher than in any other country, this increases the population in the cities and towns. Migration also increases the 'rural' population, overcrowding, congestion, deterioration, and haphazard development in most cities and towns. Town Planning becomes essential to manage the country's growth, and for that purpose, the planning act got introduced. Managing the cities and villages of the country can only be d...

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Legal Metrology Act, 2009: The Reliable Act for Weight and Measure

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The science of measurement is called metrology which includes methods of weighing and measurement regulated by law and legislation. Several legislations, such as the Standards of Measurement and Weight Act, 1976, and the Standards of Weight and Measurement Act, 1985, were enacted before the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. In 2009, the Standards of Weight and Measurementwast got repealed, and Legal Metrology Act was enacted. This Act monitors the accuracy of weights and measurements and ensures compliance with the Act. Furthermore, the Legal Metrology Act, 2...

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Manual Scavenging: An Act to Empower Manual Scavengers

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India has a history of a caste system practised since pre-independence. However, with time, caste-based inequality has decreased with the enforcement of the Constitution of India and several laws. The caste system divided Hindus into four castes Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas & Shudras. Brahmins were the highest caste, and Shudras were the lowest ones. Shudras, also called untouchables or Dalits, usually did all the cleaning and sanitary work. Manual Scavenging, as the name suggests, is the Act of manually cleaning human excreta or carrying and disposi...

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Biodiversity Act, 2002: An Act for the Protection of Biodiversity

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Biodiversity is crucial to a functioning ecosystem that provides various products like oxygen, food, fresh water, fertile soil, and fuel, besides ecological services like moderating storms and mitigating climate change. It makes it possible for millions of species, including humans, to survive on earth. India is a land of diverse biological resources and was a signatory of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. To fulfil the required obligation of the convention, the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 got enacted. Background of the Biologi...

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Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: The Need of the Hour

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Mental health is a pervasive problem faced in India. A remarkable surge in mental health can be seen after the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (UNCRPD) by the Government of India in 2007, which mandates the signatory countries to follow its recommendation, which led to the presentation of the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2013 in the Parliament. The Bill passed in 2017; thus, the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 came into existence. Mental health is an integral part of a person's health, including its emoti...

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What is Public Distribution System?

Public Distribution System

The Public Distribution System is an Indian food security system established under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. It evolved as a system of management that manages scarcity through the distribution of food grains at a reasonable price. The Public Distribution Systems are operated jointly by the Central and State governments. Central Government primarily deals with the buffer stock and controls the external and internal trade in food grains. Through its procurement activity, the Central Government tries to make even the ...

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Consumer Law

Conservation of Environment – A Step to Safeguard Future

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It is high time we understand that the planet is precious. The feature that makes our planet 'Earth' is the presence of life on it. The planet is full of resources, both renewable and non-renewable. But, the sad truth is that humans exploit the planet a lot, and it has become necessary for our generation to understand the importance of the environment. If one understands the importance of the environment for the future generation, it will become easy to conserve the environment. We must stop exploiting the resource and ensure we live for the future. 'C...

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Environmental and Natural Resources Law

The Scenario of Road Accidents India

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Road accidents are an unfortunate reality of India up to an extent wherein there is not any day when at least one incident of road accident is not in news headlines. Almost every day, road accidents happen, and sometimes it proves to be fatal. The factors that can be considered the leading cause of road accidents in India are heavy traffic and rash driving. The vehicle's number on the road is increasing day by day, thus, increasing the chances of road accidents. The price of road accidents is extreme where the family of the members who were in the accid...

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Accidents & Injuries

A sneak peek at Incorporation of Company in India

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India has many business structures, but a company has certain aspects, and it needs to get incorporated per the Companies Act, 2013. The Companies Act, 2013 governs companies in India or any other foreign corporation in India, and the Companies Act, 2013 provides rules and regulations to deal with all aspects of the company. Incorporation is how a business is formally organised and brought into existence. Incorporation of a company means making a company a legal person. In general words, incorporation means giving birth to a company. In other words, Inc...

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Business & Employment Law

Legal liability and Stages Of Litigation against a company

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Litigation is the process to resolve a dispute by the involvement of a court of law. The term litigation gets derived from the Latin word 'litigatio'. The term describes the process of enforcing or defending the legal rights of an entity. Disputes are generally resolved through litigation when the judge pronounces the final decision. Litigation is a broad term that may have long and complex procedures. A suit has to go through different stages of litigation before judgement. A suit against a company is generally a civil suit. The Code of Civil Procedure...

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Business & Employment Law